WOOL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 40, Issue 40, 1 October 1903, Page 13

WOOL.

London, September 23.— At t"he wool auctions the market was animated. Prices are unchanged. The hardening tendency of wool is due to large topmakers' purchases to complete old orders. Crossbreds are relatively the dearest wools on the market, rendering the position of merinos sounder. The St. Clair clip realised ,9£d ; Gear, Bsd. London, September 25. —At the Bradford wool market merinos are irregular. Low cross breds are dearer. Common sixties, 24d ; supers, 24|d ; super forty-sixes, 14d ; common, I2£d. The London sales are animated and exceedingly firm. London, September 27.— W00l : At yesterday's sale a miscellaneous catalogue was offered. There Was a good sale. Prices are unchanged. To date 129,278 bales have been catalogued, and 122, 9U9 sold. The Waipahi clip realised 9f d ; Matamata, -9|d -, Fairfield, lOld ; Cawood, llfd. Messrs. Stronach, Morris and Co. report as follows : Rabbi tskins.— We held our weekly sale yesterday, and a full^attendance of buyers were present, all sorts ibeing about £d above last week's quotations : Best winters brought 16d to 16£ d ; medium to good, 15£ dto 15Jd ; best springs, 7£d to 8d ; summers, 6£d to 7£d ; late autumns, lid to 12£ d. Sheepskins.— At our weekly sale to-day ,we offered, a fair-sized catalogue, and the usual number of buyers being present all skins sold in favor of vendors : Merino, 6£d to 7(d per ft ; halfbred, 544 to 6d ; crossbred, s£d to 6£d. Hides.— No sale since last report, hut we expect a favorable sale. Tallow.— There are very few lines in the market at present, and all forward are meeting with good competition. Best tallow, :21s to 24s ; good, 16s to 20s ; caul fat, 16s 6d ; rough fat, 15s *o 16s.